Benjamin hitghings



To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, BEN in the county ofhave invented certain new and useful improvements in Lasts; is a fulland exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingof reference marked The nature of my the block of a last to of a oonnous dovetail-formed bead, saidbead being curved longitudinally, fitsinto a corresponding dovetailed groove formed in the body To enableothers skilled in the art to make' endlose i my invention, tion and use.

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are and I do hereby declare that the following drawings; and to theletters thereon,

invention consists in attaching q the body of the same by means 'Ifomning an are of a erele, which of the last.

I will proceed to desorbejits construe I construct my improved last asfollows :V The body and is provided; with a is curved to aeonrately E F.The blocks,

class iit the same body, each block being eylindri corresponding s yeach block 'being provided with av continuous dove- 'ch fits accuratelythegroove 0 l). have been made-With curved 'straightblock of differentsize or have been made with straight have objections which renderatentan, en', w

blocks reaching to lasts have been'used with blocks fulness; also,grooves; but them very What I by Letters Patent, is-

Attaching the block dovetailed groove,

correspon whiohis shown in or fulness, the eontaeting s one of made ofdiierent sizes E F; or" the 'body am aware that vlasts the toe;alsofthat that bioe'ks all of them much inferior to claim asxnyinvention, and

my improved last.

alast C' D', said bead being curved longitudinally, forming Figure 2 isa perspective view of the block. en are of a circle, whichts intocorresponding dove- Figure 3 represents inseotion the body-part of theutailed groove CD, formed in the body of the last, subt, and blocks ofdifferent sizes to fit the same. stantially as described, and for thepurpose set forth.

of the lest, iig. l, is turned and shaped as shown. Witnesses: v Thesurface, E F, upon which the block fits, is perfectly FRANK G. PARKB,oylindrieal,- and extends to the extreme toe of the last, A. Hon Banny.

D which with the sm'faee fig. 2, but allof one ae@ oi cal and of theshape of the o' the last,

desire to seome to the body of the same by means of a continuousdovetal-ormed head

